WASHINGTON DC (January 29, 2019) — Prepared Remarks by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa at the National Federation of the Blind Washington Seminar on the Marrakesh Treaty and the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act

NOTE: Below are prepared remarks by Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley on returning as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee followed by his prepared statement for the hearing on Drug Pricing in America.

Before we begin, I wanted to say a few words about returning as chairman.

Twelve years ago, when I last sat in this chair, we got a lot done. Nearly all of it was bipartisan.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 28, 2019) — Sen Charles "Chuck" Grassley met or will meet with Iowans from the Iowa Bankers Association, the Iowa Association of School Boards, the Iowa Mentoring Partnership, St. Ambrose University, Dordt College, the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation and the National Federation of the Blind of Iowa.

WASHINGTON DC (January 25, 2019) — US Sen Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Sen Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Sen Richard Durbin of Illinois, and 61 of their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution that calls for a prompt multinational freedom of navigation operation in the Black Sea and the cancellation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in response to Russia’s aggressive actions in the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov.

WASHINGTON DC (January 25, 2019) — US Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following statement on President Trump’s announcement today to reopen the government and allow Congress more time to address the ongoing security and humanitarian crisis on the southern border.

WASHINGTON DC (January 25, 2019)  — Following recent a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley is pressing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to explain the potential for a striking increase in costs to Medicare for laboratory services.

WASHINGTON DC (January 25, 2019) — Mr. President, I come to the floor today to offer a few reflections in these opening days of the 116th Congress.

On January 3, I was honored to be sworn in as the 91st Senate President pro tem. As many of you may know, I love history. I studied to be a history teacher. And I’ve devoted six decades of my life to public service where maybe I’ve helped make a little history along the way.

Q: What is the Fallen Heroes Flag Act?

WASHINGTON DC (January 24, 2019) — Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley today announced a hearing titled “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part I” scheduled to convene at 10:15AM ET on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. The hearing will be the first in a series of hearings scrutinizing prescription drug pricing and considering policy and oversight solutions to lower costs for American patients.

WASHINGTON DC (January 24, 2019) — US Sen Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following statement after Democrats blocked a compromise proposal to immediately reopen the federal government and address the border security and humanitarian crisis.

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